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Utah Code §§13-72a-101 to -301, 58-60-118 (H.B. 452, 2025 Gen. Sess.) |
Artificial Intelligence Applications Relating to Mental Health Act |
UT |
2025-05-07 |
verified · 90% |
jurisdiction in ["UT"] |
Evidence & sources
Obligations- blocking data_use: A supplier of a mental health chatbot may not sell to or share with any third party a Utah user's individually identifiable health information or user input, subject to limited exceptions.
"A supplier of a mental health chatbot may not sell to or share with any third party any: (a) individually identifiable health information of a Utah user; or (b) user input" (13-72a-201(1)). - material advertising: A supplier may not use the chatbot to advertise a product or service without clearly disclosing the advertisement, sponsorship, or affiliation, and may not use user input to target or customize advertising.
"A supplier may not use a mental health chatbot to advertise a specific product or service to a Utah user ... unless the mental health chatbot: (a) clearly and conspicuously identifies the advertisement as an advertisement" (13-72a-202(1)). - blocking disclosure: A supplier must cause the chatbot to disclose that it is AI and not human before the user can access it, at the start of any interaction after 7 idle days, and whenever asked.
"shall cause the mental health chatbot to clearly and conspicuously disclose to a Utah user that the mental health chatbot is an artificial intelligence technology and not a human," made "before the Utah user may access the features," after 7 days' non-use, and "any time a Utah user asks" (13-72a-203). - advisory audit_reporting: A supplier may claim an affirmative defense to liability by filing with the Division a written policy documenting clinical involvement, testing, crisis-response protocols, and HIPAA-equivalent privacy compliance.
Affirmative defense requires a filed policy that, among other things, "ensures that licensed mental health therapists are involved in the development and review process" and "implements protocols to respond in real time to acute risk of physical harm" (58-60-118(3)).
Scope- applies_if_minor_accessible = true
"'Utah user' means an individual located in the state at the time the individual accesses or uses a mental health chatbot" (13-72a-101(15)); no age restriction or minors exclusion appears anywhere in the chapter. - applies_to_operator = supplier
"Supplier" means the same as defined in Section 13-11-3 (13-72a-101(14)). - covered_service = mental_health_chatbot
"Mental health chatbot" is AI technology that "uses generative artificial intelligence to engage in interactive conversations ... similar to the confidential communications that an individual would have with a licensed mental health therapist" and that a supplier represents can provide mental health therapy (13-72a-101(10)(a)). - exempts = scripted_meditation_tools; pure_referral_tools
"Mental health chatbot" does not include technology that only "provides scripted output, such as guided meditations" or "analyzes an individual's input for the purpose of connecting the individual with a human mental health therapist" (13-72a-101(10)(b)).
Verified by CAW editor (seed review) on 2026-09-08T00:00:00Z
Archived copy: 4a46dfa25246… (retrieved 2026-10-14). Last checked 2026-11-04.
Live primary source: https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0452.pdf
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Utah Code §§13-75-101 to -106 (S.B. 226, 2025 Gen. Sess.) |
Artificial Intelligence Consumer Protection Amendments |
UT |
2025-05-07 |
verified · 90% |
jurisdiction in ["UT"] |
Evidence & sources
Obligations- material disclosure: A supplier using generative AI in a consumer transaction must disclose AI use only if the individual asks or otherwise clearly prompts about whether AI is being used.
"A supplier ... shall disclose to the individual that the individual is interacting with generative artificial intelligence and not a human, if the individual asks or otherwise prompts the supplier" (13-75-103(1)(a)). - blocking disclosure: A licensed professional in a regulated occupation must prominently and proactively disclose AI use when the interaction is a "high-risk artificial intelligence interaction," which by definition includes mental health advice or services.
"An individual providing services in a regulated occupation shall ... prominently disclose when an individual receiving services is interacting with generative artificial intelligence ... if the use ... constitutes a high-risk artificial intelligence interaction" (13-75-103(2)); "high-risk" includes "mental health advice or services" (13-75-101(5)(b)(iv)). - blocking consent: It is not a defense to a consumer-protection violation that generative AI made the violative statement, undertook the violative act, or was used in furtherance of the violation.
"It is not a defense to the violation of any statute ... that generative artificial intelligence: (1) made the violative statement; (2) undertook the violative act; or (3) was used in furtherance of the violation" (13-75-102).
Scope- applies_if_minor_accessible = true
"A supplier that uses generative artificial intelligence to interact with an individual in connection with a consumer transaction shall disclose to the individual that the individual is interacting with generative artificial intelligence and not a human" (13-75-103(1)(a)); "individual" carries no age floor and Chapter 75 has no minors exclusion. - applies_to_operator = supplier; individual_in_a_regulated_occupation
13-75-101(10) and 13-75-103(2). - covered_service = high_risk_artificial_intelligence_interaction
"High-risk artificial intelligence interaction" includes provision of "personalized recommendations, advice, or information ... including the provision of ... mental health advice or services" (13-75-101(5)(b)(iv)).
Verified by CAW editor (seed review) on 2026-09-08T00:00:00Z
Archived copy: 279184eb1ee6… (retrieved 2026-10-06). Last checked 2026-11-04. Retrieved via Internet Archive snapshot 2026-10-03 (raw bytes); our crawler could not fetch the official site directly.
Live primary source: https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0226.pdf
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